{"product_id":"the-acapulco-simone-buchholz-9781914585661","title":"The Acapulco by Simone Buchholz (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley becomes involved in the horrifying, chilling search for a violent serial killer targeting dancers from a club ... the first book in an award-winning, wildly original, addictive series...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Such a revelation' \u003cb\u003eLaura Lippman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Gruesome and assured, Buchholz' s work remains as persuasive as ever' \u003cb\u003eBarry Forshaw, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers ... a truly unique voice in crime fiction' \u003cb\u003eGraeme Macrae Burnet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Unpredictable, shocking and funny ... Simone Buchholz is my favourite German crime writer' \u003cb\u003eMark Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER of the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA serial killer is on the loose in Hamburg, targeting dancers from The Acapulco, a club in the city' s red-light district, taking their scalps as gruesome trophies and replacing them with plastic wigs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChastity Riley is the state prosecutor responsible for crimes in the district, and she' s working alongside the police as they investigate. Can she get inside the mind of the killer?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer strength is thinking like a criminal; her weaknesses are pubs, bars and destructive relationships, but as Chastity searches for love and a flamboyant killer - battling her demons and the dark, foggy Hamburg weather - she hits dead end after dead end.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs panic sets in and the death toll rises, it becomes increasingly clear that it may already be too late. For everyone...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Caustic, incisive prose. A street-smart, gutsy heroine. A timely and staggeringly stylish thriller' \u003cb\u003eWill Carver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' The coolest character in crime fiction ... Darkly funny and written with a huge heart' \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone, \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Dark, atmospheric, and complex, with often surprisingly emotional ... a classy piece of fiction from an author who never disappoints' \u003cb\u003eJen Med' s Book Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Chastity Riley series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Buchholz doles out delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e' Lyrical and pithy' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Fierce enough to stab the heart' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A real blast of adrenaline' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A stylish, whip-smart thriller' \u003cb\u003eRussel McLean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55036135473495,"sku":"9781914585661","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9781914585661_57e2f494-470b-409c-b295-8bc541bd9662.jpg?v=1789513581","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/the-acapulco-simone-buchholz-9781914585661","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}